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WorldVitalRecords.com - Indian Wills, 1911 - 1921 $

Indian Wills, 1911-1921. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Book One. Jeff Bowen (2005). In accordance with federal statutes enacted in 1910 and 1913, the Law and, subsequently, the Probate Divisions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs were responsible for determining the heirs of deceased Indian trust allottees. Ultimately, Native Americans submitted more than 2,500 pages of wills and probate records to the Bureau. These records span the period 1911 to 1921 and, with a few exceptions, pertain to Indian families living in the Plains and several western states. Researchers will find members of the following tribes represented in this collection: Chippewa, Sioux, Apache, Shawnee, Quapaw, Assinboin, Leach Lake Chippewa, Confederated Flathead, Ponca, Cheyenne, Crow, Sac & Fox, Nez Perce, Southern Ute, Omaha, Osage, and more. The work at hand represents the first volume in a new series of Native American sources compiled by Mr. Jeff Bowen. The author, who was responsible for having the National Archives microfilm the collection, has transcribed about 180 manuscript pages consisting of 96 verbatim wills for this volume. As a rule, the documents identify the names of the testator, residence, heirs, a description of any real estate transferred in the will, names of executors and witnesses, and other particulars commonly found in probate records. In all, genealogists will find references to about 2,000 individuals in these documents, every one of whom is referenced in the complete name index at the back.

WorldVitalRecords.com - Indian Wills, 1911 - 1921 $

Indian Wills, 1911-1921. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Book Three. Jeff Bowen (2007). In accordance with federal statutes enacted in 1910 and 1913, the Law and, subsequently, the Probate Divisions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs were responsible for determining the heirs of deceased Indian trust allottees. Ultimately, Native Americans submitted more than 2,500 pages of wills and probate records to the Bureau. These records span the period 1911 to 1921 and, with a few exceptions, pertain to Indian families living in the Plains and several western states. Mr. Bowen, who has been transcribing the aforesaid wills for publication, has now added a third volume to his series. As a rule, the documents identify the names of the testator, residence, heirs, a description of any real estate transferred in the will, names of executors and witnesses, and other particulars commonly found in probate records. Members of the following tribes predominate this volume: Apache, Chippewa, Coeur d'Alene, Comanche, Kiowa, Klamath, Omaha, Osage, Pawnee, Ponca, Quapaw, Sioux, Uintah and Ouray, Umatilla, Ute, Wichita, and Winnebago.

WorldVitalRecords.com - Indian Wills, 1911 - 1921, Book 4 $

Indian Wills, 1911-1921. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Book Four. Jeff Bowen (2007). In accordance with federal statutes enacted in 1910 and 1913, the Law and, subsequently, the Probate Divisions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs were responsible for determining the heirs of deceased Indian trust allottees. Ultimately, Native Americans submitted more than 2,500 pages of wills and probate records to the Bureau. These records span the period 1911 to 1921 and, with a few exceptions, pertain to Indian families living in the Plains and several western states. Mr. Bowen, who has been transcribing the aforesaid wills for publication, has now added two additional volumes, bringing the total volumes transcribed in this series of Native American source records to four. The author, who was responsible for having the National Archives microfilm the collection, has transcribed nearly 200 additional wills for Book Three and this volume. As a rule, the documents identify the names of the testator, residence, heirs, a description of any real estate transferred in the will, names of executors and witnesses, and other particulars commonly found in probate records. Members of the following tribes predominate in the latest volumes in the series: Apache, Chippewa, Coeur d'Alene, Comanche, Kiowa, Klamath, Omaha, Osage, Pawnee, Ponca, Quapaw, Sioux, Uintah and Ouray, Umatilla, Ute, Wichita, and Winnebago.

WorldVitalRecords.com - Indian Wills, 1911 - 1921, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Book Seven $

Indian Wills, 1911-1921. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Book Seven. Jeff Bowen . (2007) In accordance with federal statutes enacted in 1910 and 1913, the Law and, subsequently, the Probate Divisions of the Bureau of Indian Affairs were responsible for determining the heirs of deceased Indian trust allottees. Ultimately, Native Americans submitted more than 2,500 pages of wills and probate records to the Bureau. These records span the period 1911 to 1921 and, with a few exceptions, pertain to Indian families living in the Plains and several western states. This is the seventh book in the series of Indian Wills transcriptions by Mr. Bowen. As a rule, the documents identify the names of the testator, residence, heirs, a description of any real estate transferred in the will, names of executors and witnesses, and other particulars commonly found in probate records. Tribes predominating in Book Seven include the Cayuse, Chippewa, Coeur d?Alene, Comanche, Crow, Flathead, Kaw, Nez Perce, Omaha, Sac & Fox, Uintah & Ouray, Umatilla, and Winnebago.

WorldVitalRecords.com - Indian Wills, 1911 - 1921, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Book Five $

Indian Wills, 1911-1921. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs: Book Five. Jeff Bowen . (2007) Native Americans submitted more than 2,500 pages of wills and probate records to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. These records span the period 1911 to 1921 and, with a few exceptions, pertain to Indian families living in the Plains and several western states. Author Jeff Bowen, who has been transcribing these wills for publication, has here added a fifth volume to his series Indian Wills, 1911-1921. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. As a rule, the records included identify the names of the testator, residence, heirs, a description of any real estate transferred in the will, names of executors and witnesses, and other particulars commonly found in probate records. The majority of the wills are of western origin, and the following tribes predominate in them: Apache, Chippewa, Comanche, Kiowa, Klamath, Omaha, Osage, and Winnebago. In all, genealogists will discover references to about 1,200 individuals in these pages, every one of whom is referenced in the complete name index at the back of the volume.